2024 Australia Cup final
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| Event | 2024 Australia Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 29 September 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Filip Kurto (Macarthur FC)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Jonathan Barreiro | ||||||
| Attendance | 13,289 | ||||||
The 2024 Australia Cup final was a soccer match played between A-League Men sides Melbourne Victory and Macarthur FC at AAMI Park in Melbourne on 29 September 2024 to determine the winners of the 2024 Australia Cup.[2] It was the ninth Australia Cup final and the 42nd final of Australian soccer's primary cup competitions. It was the first FFA Cup/Australia Cup final to be played in September.
The 2024 Australia Cup final's crowd of 13,289 is the lowest ever crowd for an Australia Cup final.
Melbourne Victory
| Melbourne Victory | Round | Macarthur FC | ||||
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| Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | |||
| Lambton Jaffas | 4–1 (A) | Round of 32 | O'Connor Knights | 2–1 (A) | ||
| NWS Spirit | 4–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Newcastle Jets | 4–3 (A) | ||
| Moreton City Excelsior | 4–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Oakleigh Cannons | 1–0 (A) | ||
| Adelaide United | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | South Melbourne | 1–0 (A) | ||
| Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). | ||||||
Melbourne Victory began their Australia Cup run in the Round of 32 with an away match against the Lambon Jaffas. Victory won the match 4–1 through two goals by Nishan Velupillay and one each by Bruno Fornaroli and Alex Lee and qualifying for the Round of 16.[3] Two weeks later, Victory began their Round of 16 match away against NWS Spirit winning 4–0 through another two goals by Nishan Velupillay, and further goals by Ryan Teague and Nikos Vergos.[4] The quarter-final match away against Moreton City Excelsior saw Victory win 4–0; so far all three cup matches scoring four goals, as Nikos Vergos scored two goals, and Kasey Bos and Nishan Velupillay each scoring one.[5] The semi-final against Adelaide United was Victory's first home tie in this Australia Cup run, which was won 1–0 through a late winner by Jordi Valadon.[6]
Macarthur FC
Macarthur FC also began their Australia Cup run in the Round of 32 playing away against O'Connor Knights; despite conceding the opening goal, came back to win 2–1 through goals by Jake Hollman and Luke Brattan to qualify for the Round of 16.[7] Macarthur versed A-League Men side away against the Newcastle Jets which was won 4–3 after falling behind twice as Valère Germain and Marin Jakoliš both scored two goals.[8] Macarthur travelled to Melbourne for their quarter-final and semi-final match-ups. First Macarthur took on Oakleigh Cannons away and won 1–0 through an early goal by Valère Germain.[5] The semi-final was up against South Melbourne away and also won 1–0 through a Valère Germain penalty in the 84th minute who was also sent off in the last minutes of the match.[9]
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